Nemesis - Definition and Overview

A nemesis is a seemingly unbeatable or unconquerable enemy, often used as a foil to the hero, where interaction between the hero and his nemesis forms the main conflict of the story.

Other meanings

Culture

• Nemesis (mythology) – the Greek goddess of divine retribution.
• Nemesis (Nobel) - a play by Alfred Nobel.
• Nemesis (Asimov) - a science fiction novel written by Isaac Asimov.
• Nemesis (Christie) - a detective novel by Agatha Christie.
• Nemesis the Warlock - a story published in British comic 2000 AD.
• Star Trek: Nemesis - a Star Trek movie released in 2002.
• Nemesis (Transformers) - a starship in the fictional universe of the Transformers.
• Nemesis (comics) - a superhero in the Marvel Universe
• An inverted roller coaster at Alton Towers theme park in the United Kingdom, built in 1994.

Science

• 128 Nemesis - an asteroid.
• Nemesis (star) - a hypothetical companion star of the Sun.
• Nemesis (computing) - an operating system designed by University of Cambridge, University of Glasgow, Swedish Institute of Computer Science and Citrix Systems.

Computer and video games

• Zork: Nemesis - an adventure game in the Zork series.
• A name used for some installments of the Gradius video game series, mainly in Europe.
• A character in the horror-adventure video game Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (BioHazard 3: Last Escape).